Oijärvi is a medium-sized lake of northern
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
in the
Kuivajoki main catchment area. It is located in the
Northern Ostrobothnia
North Ostrobothnia ( fi, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa; sv, Norra Österbotten) is a region of Finland. It borders the Finnish regions of Lapland, Kainuu, North Savo, Central Finland and Central Ostrobothnia, as well as the Russian Republic of Karelia. T ...
region and
Ii municipality.
[Oijärvi in the Jarviwiki Web Service]
Retrieved 2014-03-04. A big part of the lake belongs to the Natura 2000 protection program due to its good environment for birds.
Oijärvi Protection
Code FI1101404. EUNIS. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
See also
*List of lakes in Finland
There are 187,888 lakes in Finland larger than 5 Hectare#Are, ares (500 square metres / 5,382 sq.ft.) Most are small, but there are 309 lakes or reservoirs larger than 10 km². They are listed here along with some smaller noteworthy lakes. ...
References
Natura 2000 in Finland
Geography of North Ostrobothnia
Lakes of Ii
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